<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Oceania	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
game	O
by	O
Capcom	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
for	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
all	O
new	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1991	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
working	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Legends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
expanding	O
on	O
the	O
Super	O
Combo	O
system	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
,	O
with	O
graphics	O
drawn	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
art	O
style	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
Capcom	O
employed	O
in	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
and	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
but	O
before	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
thus	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
younger	O
versions	O
of	O
established	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
who	O
are	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
revamps	O
the	O
Super	O
Combo	O
system	O
introduced	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
by	O
adding	O
a	O
three-level	O
Super	O
Combo	O
gauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Super	O
Combo	O
gauge	O
fills	O
in	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
performs	O
regular	O
and	O
special	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
two	O
hidden	O
characters	O
:	O
Akuma	O
,	O
who	O
returns	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
as	O
an	O
alternate	O
final	O
boss	O
only	O
after	O
certain	O
in-game	O
requirements	O
are	O
met	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
named	O
Dan	O
(	O
a	O
popular	O
Capcom	O
spoof	O
character	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
challenges	O
the	O
player	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
if	O
certain	O
requirements	O
are	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
secret	O
two-on-one	O
Dramatic	O
Battle	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
as	O
Ryu	O
and	O
Ken	O
fight	O
against	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
,	O
a	O
match	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
final	B-Application
fight	I-Application
between	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Movie	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
plays	O
an	O
instrumental	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
's	O
battle	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Itoshisato	O
Setsunasato	O
Kokorozuyosato	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
M	O
.	O
Bisons	O
regular	O
theme	O
in	O
the	O
overseas	O
releases	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
immediate	O
character	O
roster	O
includes	O
Ryu	O
,	O
Ken	O
,	O
Chun-Li	O
and	O
Sagat	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
series	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Birdie	O
and	O
Adon	O
(	O
Sagat	O
's	O
former	O
apprentice	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
who	O
make	O
their	O
first	O
appearances	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guy	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
also	O
appears	O
along	O
with	O
Sodom	O
,	O
a	O
boss	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
antagonist	O
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
final	O
opponent	O
for	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
while	O
Akuma	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
once	O
again	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
final	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
production	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
in	O
October	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
working	O
title	O
was	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Legends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	O
name	O
was	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Classic	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
between	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
eventually	O
changed	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
Public	O
Relations	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
disliked	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
sounded	O
very	O
negative	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
it	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
in	O
western	O
territories	O
(	O
except	O
Brazil	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
sound	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
new	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
slightly	O
downgraded	O
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Capcom	O
's	O
older	O
CPS	B-Application
I	I-Application
arcade	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
because	O
Capcom	O
feared	O
that	O
some	O
arcades	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
willing	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
CPS	B-Application
II	I-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
were	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
character	O
animation	O
data	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
relatively	O
straight	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
;	O
source	O
code	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
is	O
incorporated	O
into	O
both	O
home	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
dedicated	O
two-player	O
"	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
these	O
were	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
games	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
Training	O
Mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
practice	O
their	O
techniques	O
and	O
combos	O
on	O
a	O
non-hostile	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2008	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Capcoms	O
CPS	B-Application
Changer	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
mail	O
order	O
release	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
CPS-1	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
(	O
converted	O
by	O
Crawfish	O
Interactive	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
downscaled	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
has	O
no	O
link	O
cable	O
support	O
and	O
is	O
single-player	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
using	O
the	O
Alpha	O
name	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Zero	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
Street	B-Device
Fighter	I-Device
Alpha	I-Device
Anthology	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
of	O
Alpha	O
in	O
this	O
compilation	O
features	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Versus	O
and	O
Training	O
modes	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Survival	O
and	O
Dramatic	O
Battle	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twelve	O
games	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
30th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
its	O
emulated	O
arcade	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Steam	B-Application
with	O
the	O
feature	O
of	O
save	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1995	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
below	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
August	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
nineteen	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	B-Application
of	I-Application
1996	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
HMV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
only	O
needs	O
subtle	O
changes	O
for	O
now	O
;	O
it	O
's	O
already	O
got	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
thing	O
:	O
great	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
reviewers	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
GamePro	O
,	O
and	O
Maximum	O
all	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
load	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
argument	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
is	I-Device
not	O
just	O
a	O
polygon-based	O
system	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Maximum	O
deemed	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
next	O
logical	O
evolvement	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
fighting	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
great	O
,	O
the	O
sound	O
's	O
great	O
,	O
it	O
plays	O
very	O
well	O
indeed	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
tough	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
you	O
going	O
for	O
ages	O
even	O
without	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
to	O
hand.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
outclassed	O
by	O
the	O
recently	O
released	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
and	O
that	O
most	O
gamers	O
should	O
get	O
that	O
one	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
criticized	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
characters	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
powerful	O
or	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
regulars	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
and	O
deemed	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
"	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
arcade	O
conversion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
argued	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
fewer	O
characters	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
than	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
and	O
makes	O
few	O
innovations	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
refined	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
"	O
Everything	O
that	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
does	O
so	O
well	O
has	O
been	O
taken	O
to	O
new	O
levels	O
in	O
Alpha.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
their	O
"	O
Maximum	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
GamePro	O
and	O
Maximum	O
particularly	O
applauded	O
the	O
coloration	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Move	O
shadows	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
43rd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Dragon	O
Warrior	O
I	O
&	O
II	O
and	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
:	I-Application
Millennium	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1996	B-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
1998	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
their	O
variations	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
compilation	O
Street	B-Device
Fighter	I-Device
Alpha	I-Device
Anthology	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2006	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Alpha	O
and	O
Alpha	B-Application
2	I-Application
by	O
Masahiko	O
Nakahira	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Gamest	O
game	O
from	O
1995	B-Application
to	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
adapted	O
into	O
English	O
by	O
UDON	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
different	O
animated	O
adaptations	O
were	O
also	O
produced	O
:	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Animation	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
:	O
Generations	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
